Blackburn's £1million move for
England under-19 striker Jordan Slew has finally been rubberstamped
after they rushed it through with seconds to spare before Wednesday
night's 11pm transfer deadline.

After securing Yakubu from Everton
and bolstering his defence with the acquisition of Birmingham
centre-back Scott Dann, Blackburn manager Steve Kean turned his
attention to Slew and began a desperate race against time to beat the
clock.

Negotiators from both camps left
Ewood Park unsure of whether they had succeeded, and the uncertainty
continued through most of Thursday, before FA officials were at last
able to confirm that Slew was a Blackburn player.

The highly-rated frontrunner made an immediate impact at his home club
Sheffield United, after breaking into the first team last year, and was
the subject of a failed £500,000 approach by Fulham, prior to Blackburn
snapping him up seconds before the window shut.